Safety holder or receptacle for bottles, packages, and the like.



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UNITED STATES PATENT car es.

SAMUEL O. LOOMIS, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

SAFETY HOLDER OB RECEPTAGLE FOR BOTTLES, PACKAGES, AND THE LIKE.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, SAMUEL C. LOOMIS, a citizen of the United States,residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, haveinvented certain new and use ful Improvements in Safety Holders orBeceptacles for Bottles, Packages, and the Like, of which the followingis a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in safety holders or receptaclesfor bottles, packages or the like, and the primary object of the same isto provide an improved device of this character for receiving the bottleor package, and improved means for looking or securing the same againstunauthorized removal.

A. further object is to provide an improved device of this characterwhich will normally remain unlocked when there is no article in theholder or receptacle and which will antomatically look when an articleis placed therein.

A further object is to provide improved means whereby the article itselfwill serve as a means for automatically locking the de vice, andimprovedmeans whereby the re moval of the article will automaticallyunlock the device.

To the attainment of these ends and the accomplishment of other new anduseful ob jects, as will appear, the invention consists in the featuresof novelty in the construction, combination and arrangement of theseveral parts hereinafter more fully described and claimed and shown inthe accompanying drawings illustratingthe embodiment of the inventionand in which Figure 1 is a longitudinal sectional view on line 11 ofFig. 3 of an improved device of this character constructed in accordancewith the principles of this invention and showing an article within thereceptacle. Fig. 2 is a view similar to Fig. 1 showing the receptacleunlocked and with the follower Fig. 3 is a sectional view on line 83 ofFig. 1. Fig. 4 is a detail sectional view on line 44 of Fig. 1. Fig. 5is a longitudinal sectional view of a modified form of the invention.Fig. 6 is a detail sectional view on line 6-6 of Fig. 5.

Referring more particularly to the drawings and in the exemplificationof the invention shown in Figs. 1 to 4, the numeral 10 designates asuitable support of any desired construction and may be securedat anydeslred point convenient for the owner. Th1s Specification of LettersPatent.

Application filed December 19, 1908.

Patented June 22, 1909.

Serial No. 468,292.

support is preferably provided with teeth 11 arranged along one edgethereof and projecting from the bottom of the support is an extensionpreferably in the form of a platform comprising sections 12, and 13. Thesection 12 is preferably rigid with the support 10 and the section 13 ispreferably hinged as at 14 to move away from the section 12 to permitthe article to be removed from the holder in a manner to be set forth.The section 12 is provided with an upwardly projecting flange 15 and ifdesired, the section 13 may be provided with a member 16 preferably inthe form of a shield which eX- tends for some distance above the top ofthe flange 15 on the section 12 so as to guide the article when beingplaced within the holder.

The two sections 12 and 13 are secured together in any desired orsuitable manner,

preferably by means of a suitable lock 17 engaging suitable eyes 18 onthe sections 12 and 13.

Slidably mounted upon the support 10 is a follower 19 which ispreferably in the form of a hollow casing of any desired size andconfiguration but is preferably provided with a closed top 20 and anopen bottom 21. Rotatably mounted within the follower 19 is a toothed orgear wheel 22 which is adapted to engage the teeth 11 on the support 10and secured for rotation with the toothed wheel 22 is a ratchet wheel23.

A dog or pawl 24 is pivotally mounted as at 25 within the follower 19and is adapted to engage the teeth of the ratchet wheel- 23 to lock theratchet and toothed wheel 22 against rotation. The dog 24 is providedwith a slot 26 surrounding the pivot 25 by means of which the dog may becapable of longitudinal movement to permit the same to yield when thearticle is removed from the holder and an elastic member 27 may beprovided for holding the dog in position.

A member 28 is pivotally supported as at 29 to the follower 19 and is ofa configuration to substantially close the open ,bottom of the fol-lowerwhen the member is in engagement with and resting upon the articleplaced within the holder. This member 28 is preferably provided with adepending flange 30 at the forward edge thereof which cooperates withthe upwardly projecting flange 15 on the section 12 of the supportingplatform to hold the article against displacement.

In use and when there is no article upon the supporting platform, themember 28 will move downwardly about its pivot 29 into the positionshown in Fig. 2 and through the medium of the link 31, which isconnected to the member 28 by one extremity and to an arm 32 of the dog24 by the other extremity, the dog will be moved about its point ofpivotal support into an inoperative position and against the tension ofthe elastic member 27 thereby permitting the follower 19 to be freelyraised or lowered upon the support 10, which movement in eitherdirection will rotate the toothed wheel 22 and the ratchet wheel 28. Ifdesired, a suitable projection 33 may be provided. which is arrangedwithin the path of the downward movement of the follower 19 to limitsuch movement and a similar stop 84 may be provided to limit the upwardmovement of the follower. The stop 33 should however be so located as topermit the fol-lower 19 to move into close proximity to the supportingplat-form for locking a small article in the holder.

When the fol-lower is unlocked, as shown in Fig. 2, it may be moved uponthe support 10 to any desired height which will permit an article suchas the bottle 35 to be inserted upon the supporting platform by passingone end over the flange 15 on the section 12 and when in position thefollower may be released so that it will fall by gravity toward thebottle. During the descending movement of the follower, the member 28will enga e the upper end of the bottle and a further movement of thefollower in the same direction will cause the member 28 to be movedabout its pivot 29, which movement will rock the dog 24 about its pivotand into engagement with the teeth of the ratchet wheel 23, to lock thetoothed wheel 22 against rotation and also the follower against movementin either direction. When the parts are in this position the bottle 15will be automatically locked against unauthorized removal. When it isdesired to remove the bottle the lock 17 may be detached and the section13 of the supporting platform moved about its pivot 15, after which thebottle may be removed by sliding the same through the open side of theholder. When the bottle is removed the follower 19 will fall by gravityother than the bottle placed upon the platform will operate toautomatically lock the holder when the member 28 engages the article.

In the exemplification of the invention shown in Figs. 5 and 6 there isprovided a receptacle 37 within which is arranged a platform 38 pivotedat one edge as at 39 and is n rmally held in a raised position by meansof a suitable flexible member 40 such as a leaf spring and the platformis arranged within the receptacle adjacent the bottom and is adapted toreceive the article placed thereon. The receptacle 37 is provided with aclosure 41, one edge 42 of which is provided with rack teeth 48. Theclosure is hinged as at 44 and an elastic member 45 is provided whichtends normally to hold the closure in a closed position.

Arranged adjacent the opening of the receptacle is a toothed wheel 46which is rotatably secured within a casing 47 which has communicationwith the receptacle, and a ratchet wheel 48 similar to the rachet wheel23 is secured for rotation with the toothed wheel 46. A dog 49 similarto the dog 24 is provided for locking the toothed and ratchet wheelsagainst rotation. Pivotally supported within the receptacle 87 andintermediate its ends as at 50 is a link or lever 51, one extremity 52of which is connected in any suitable manner to the arm 53 of the dog49. The other extremity 54 of the link or lever 51 terminates adjacentthe bottom of the receptacle and in proximity to the edge of theplatform 88. An elastic member is provided for holding the dog 49 in aninoperative position, which elastic member also serves as a means forholding the extremity 54 of the link or lever 51 within the path of thedownward movement of the free edge of the platform 38 so that when theplatform 38 is depressed about its pivot 39 against the tension of theelastic member 40, the free edge thereof will engage the extremity 54 ofthe link or lever 51 to rock the same about its pivot 50 to move the dog49 into engagement with the ratchet wheel 48. This dog 49 is preferablyprovided with a slot 56 surrounding its pivot 57 to permit the dog toyield against the tension of the elastic member and thereby permit theratchet wheel 48 and the toothed wheel 46 to rotate under the influenceof the rack 43 when an article is within the receptacle.

In operation and with this form of the invention the ratchet wheel 48and toothed wheel 46 will be normally unlocked, thereby permitting theclosure 41 to be freely opened or closed. When the closure is opened andthe article deposited within the receptacle it will engage and rest uponthe platform 88 to depress the same in the manner set forth and therebythrow the dog 49 into engagement with the ratchet 48 to lock the toothedwheel 46 against rotation. After the parts have assruned this positionand when the closure 41 is released, and in the event that the operatordoes not close the closure, the elastic member 4E5 will force the sameinto a closed position, thereby causing the rack teeth 43 to engage thetoothed wheel as. A further movement of the closure in the samedirection will tend to force the toothed wheel to rotate, which movementis permitted by the yielding movement of the dog L9 accomplished throughthe medium of the slot 46. When the closing movement of the closure isarrested, the closure will be locked against movement in the oppositedirection by means of the dog engaging the ratchet wheel. A spring 58may be provided within the receptacle adjacent the pivot 39 of theplatform 38 which tends to force the article deposited therein away fromthe pivot of the platform and toward the free edge thereof, therebymoving the load a greater distance from the pivot which will cause theplatform to operate under a light load.

The receptacle 37 may be provided with a suitable door or closure 59 inone side thereof, which may be provided with an ordinary lock andthrough which the article may be removed from the casing by the ownerwhen desired. After the article has been removed from the casing theplatform 38 will be moved to the position shown in Fig. 5 by the elasticmember 40, which movement will permit the elastic member 55 to move thedog 49 about its pivot and out of engagement with the ratchet wheel tounlock the closure a1 and to move the eX- tremity 54: of the link orlever 51 into the path of the downward movement of the platform 38 sothat the parts will be in a proper position to lock the closure whenanother article is deposited within the receptacle.

In order that the invention might be fully understood the details of theforegoing embodiments thereof have been thus specifically described, but

hat is claimed as new is 1. In a device for the purpose described, thecombination of cooperating parts, one of said parts comprising a holderfor the article, the other comprising a member movable toward and awayfrom the holder for retaining the article therein, one of the partsbeing provided with spaced teeth, a toothed member supported by theother part for free pivotal movement and adapted to cooperate with andengage the said spaced teeth, means for locking said pivotal memberagainst movement when the latter is in engagement with the teeth, andmeans engaged by the article for actuating the said locking means.

2. In a device for the purpose described, the combination of cooperatingparts, one of said parts comprising a holder for the article, the othercomprising a member movable toward and away from the holder forretaining the article therein, one of the parts being provided withspaced teeth, a toothed member supported by the other part for freepivotal movement and adapted to cooperate with and engage the saidspaced teeth, means for locking said pivotal member against movementwhen the latter is in engagement with the teeth, and means whereby thepresence of the article in the holder will actuate the said lockingmeans.

3. In a device for the purpose described, the combination of cooperatingparts, one of the parts comprising a holder for the article and theother comprising a member movable toward and away from the holder forretaining the article therein, one of the parts being provided withspaced teeth, a toothed member supported by the other part for freepivotal movement and adapted to cooperate with and engage the saidspaced teeth, means for locking said pivotal member against movementwhen the latter is in engagement with the teeth, and means whereby thepresence of the article in the holder will actuate the said lockingmeans, the last said means also operating to automatically release thesaid locking means by the removal of the package from the holder. at. Ina device for the purpose described, the combination of a holder for thearticle, means cooperating with the holder and movable toward thearticle for retaining the latter in the holder, locking mechanism forsaid retaining means, a member mounted for movement with respect to thesaid retaining means, said member being adapted to be engaged and movedby the article, means operatively related to said member whereby thepresence of an article in the holder will move the member to actuate thesaid looking means, and yielding means for positioning the article inthe holder with respect to the said movable member.

5. In a device for the purpose described, the combination of a holderfor the article, a retainer movable toward and away from the article, amember supported by and for movement with respect to the retainer andadapted to be moved with respect to the retainer by the engagement ofthe article therewith, means whereby the movement of said member by thearticle will automatically lock the retainer against movement and thearticle within the holder, and means for permitting the removal of thearticle from the holder without adjusting the retainer, whereby the saidmember will be permitted to move with respect to the retainer toautomatically release the retainer.

6. In a device for the purpose described, the combination of a holderfor the article, a follower movable toward and away from the article, amember pivotally supported by and for movement with respect to thefollower and adapted to be moved with respect to the follower by theengagement of the article therewith, means whereby the movement of saidmember by the article will lock the article in the holder and thefollower against movement away from the article, and means whereby thearticle may be removed from the holder without unlocking the follower,the removal of the article serving to automatically unlock the saidfollower.

7. In a device for the purpose described, the combination of a holderfor the article, a follower movable toward and away from the article, amember pivotally supported by and for movement with respect to thefollower and adapted to be moved with respect to the follower by theengagement of the article therewith, means whereby the move ment of saidmember by the article will lock the article in the holder and thefollower against movement away from the article, yielding means forpositioning the article in the holder with respect to the said member,and means whereby the article may be removed from the holder withoutunlocking the follower, the removal of the article serving toautomatically unlock the said follower.

8. In a device for the purpose described, the combination of a holderfor the article, an element movable toward and away from the holder forretaining the article therein, one of the elements being provided withspaced teeth, a toothed member supported by the other element formovement with respect thereto and adapted to cooperate with and engagethe said spaced teeth, means for locking said toothed member againstmove ment when the latter is in engagement with the said spaced teeth,means engaged by the article for actuating the said locking means, andmeans for permitting the removal of the article from the holder withoutadjusting the said locking means whereby the said element may beautomatically released.

9. In a device for the purpose set forth, the combination of a holderfor the article, a member movable toward and away from the holder forretaining the article therein, one of the parts being provided withspaced teeth, a member supported by the other part for free pivotalmovement with respect thereto and adapted to cooperate with and engagethe said spaced teeth, means tending normally to hold the pivoted memberout of engagement with the said teeth to permit adjustment of the saidmovable member, the last said means being adapted to be moved by thearticle to move the said pivoted member into engagement with the saidspaced teeth to lock the article within the holder and also the saidmovable member, and means for permitting the removal of the article fromthe holder without adjusting the said movable member whereby the saidmovable member will be automatically released.

10. In a device for the purpose set forth, the combination of a holderfor the article, a follower cooperating with the holder and movabletoward and away from the article, a member supported by the follower formovement therewith and also for movement with respect to the follower,said member being adapted to be moved with respect to the follower bythe article, means whereby the last said movement of the member willlock the article within the holder and also the follower against themovement, and means for permitting the removal of the article from theholder without adjusting the said member whereby the follower will beautomatically released.

11. In a device for the purpose described, the combination ofcooperating parts, one of said parts comprising a holder for thearticle, the other part being movable with respect to the first part forretaining the article, inter-engaging means on the parts for locking theparts with respect to each other to hold the article against removal,one of the said locking means being shiftable with respect to itssupporting part, means supported by one of the parts and movable withrespect thereto and adapted to be moved by the article, meansoperatively connecting the last said means with the respective lockingmeans for shifting the latter when an article is in the holder, andmeans whereby the article may be removed fromthe holder withoutunlocking the first two said parts, the removal of the article servingto automatically unlock the parts.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification, in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses, on this 16th day of December A.D. 1908.

SAMUEL C. LOOMIS.

Witnesses:

J. H. JooHUM, Jr., S. I). LOOMIS.

